New AHS a step nearer reality as plans are lodged
The SIC has kicked off a three-month consultation on plans for the new Anderson High School.
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Tenants angry at prospect of rent hike if debt is not dropped
Council house tenants have reacted angrily to the prospect of a 10 per cent rent rise if the government does not write off the SIC’s
READ FULL STORYSkerries folk vow to carry on fight to keep secondary school
“In no circumstances is this Skerries community giving up the fight”. The defiant words of Ann Anderson summed up the mood music among the 25
READ FULL STORYNot enough imagination over education cuts: Sansom
New government figures show the SIC’s spending per head on secondary pupils was more than double the Scottish average a year ago.
READ FULL STORYFresh calls for SIC to drop unethical investments
Calls for Shetland Islands Council to stop investing in tobacco shares were renewed this week.
READ FULL STORYCouncil exceeds savings target but finances still perilous, executive committee told
Shetland Islands Council is moving steadily towards financial sustainability, having dramatically cut its draw on reserves.
READ FULL STORYEconomy is booming but wages have scarcely risen in past decade
Wages have been “stagnant” despite Shetland’s billion-pound economy enjoying robust growth in the past decade, council figures have shown.
READ FULL STORYVoe folk attribute falling school roll to looming closure threat
People from Voe believe the primary school there would have twice the number of pupils it does today had it not faced repeated threats of
READ FULL STORYUK should ease housing crisis in exchange for income from gas, argues Cooper
Shetland should make the case for greater financial support from national government to build more homes to tackle its housing crisis, according to SIC councillors.
READ FULL STORYShaw to leave SIC/NHS Shetland post in a few weeks
Interim director of community care Sally Shaw is to leave her joint post with the SIC and NHS Shetland in just over a month’s time.
READ FULL STORYCouncil promises overhaul of music tuition
A fresh overhaul of instrumental music tuition for school pupils will “go some way towards repairing what was becoming a broken service”. That is the
READ FULL STORYBillion-pound local economy grew steadily amid global turmoil, says new study
Shetland has enjoyed “robust” economic growth of 27 per cent in the last decade, and its billion-pound economy makes a positive contribution of £82 million
READ FULL STORYClickimin set for £1.5 million revamp as part of new AHS project
Clickimin Leisure Centre is in line for a £1.5 million extension and refurbishment so it can house the new Anderson High School’s PE department.
READ FULL STORYFreefield: ‘Bought by BP, sold out by SIC’
There was a sombre mood at the town’s Freefield Centre on Wednesday as pensioners gathered for their last lunch at their much-loved venue.
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